Sharing Lessons, Sharing Responsibility: Combating Human Trafficking
A discussion on the Dutch, U.S., and international experiences in preventing human trafficking, with key U.S. and Dutch government officials involved in combating human trafficking.
This Migration Policy Institute event discussed the Dutch model for fighting human trafficking and the strategic and operational dilemmas that public prosecutors in the Netherlands face. The event discussion also covered international efforts to engage private-sector organizations and the public in reducing organized crime; ways to strengthen law enforcement’s operational capacity and ability to apply collaborative and interagency approaches; and strategies for framing the public and political discourse on the issue. Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President, moderates a discussion on the international efforts to engage private-sector organizations, law enforcement, governments, and the public in reducing organized crime to combat human trafficking.
Speakers:
Herman Bolhaar, Chair of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service
Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen, National Rapporteur for Human Trafficking in The Netherlands
Jane Nady Sigmon, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State
Jack Blakey, Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau, Cook County, Illinois State Attorney’s Office
Ruud Bik, Deputy Chief, National Police of the Netherlands
Moderators:
Demetrios Papademetriou, MPI President
Sponsors
Embassy of The Netherlands
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